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How to achieve a paperless (home) office
Paper has never been more of a burden than it is now. With many firms working from home, the last thing you want is your dining room or kitchen filled with paper files.
£9 million birth injury settlement only possible after switch from legal aid to CFA
Regional law firm Dutton Gregory Solicitors has highlighted the importance of conditional fee agreements in clinical negligence cases, after its award-winning Head of Clinical Negligence, Carol Maunder secured a £9 million settlement for a child who sustained their life-changing injuries over a decade ago.
Why you should conduct a Certainty Will Search when acting as a Professional Executor
Woolliscrofts Solicitors are a firm who have been serving individuals, families and businesses throughout Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme and the wider community of Staffordshire and Cheshire for over a century. The firm incorporate Certainty Will Search as part of their process when distributing an estate.
iManage announces global strategic partnership with Foundation Software Group
iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced a strategic partnership and integration with Foundation Software Group, developer of the only firm intelligence platform for law firms, to extend the capabilities of iManage Knowledge Unlocked, powered by RAVN, for lawyers, legal teams and other professionals.
Virtual Will witnessing: Are we at risk of seeing more disputed Wills?
Title Research’s latest blog post provides insight into some of the reasons why some legal practitioners believe the temporary amendment to the Wills Act 1837 could increase the number of contested Wills.
Thirdfort Publish Industry Report: Is Conveyancing Finally Going Digital?
Legal tech startup Thirdfort has delivered an in-depth analysis of how the conveyancing industry is adopting digital solutions.
CLARIUS.LEGAL enhance their client experience by choosing Tikit
CLARIUS.LEGAL, a new generation German law firm that combines Legal Outsourcing services with Legal Tech solutions, has chosen Tikit – a global provider of technology solutions to the legal market, to enhance its client experience through the implementation of NetDocuments throughout the firm.
Lockdown causes rise in divorce, but could it also change how people find their solicitor?
This year has brought exceptional circumstances– high pressure situations, money worries, no holidays and stuck at home with kids trying to navigate working from home or job losses. Any of these on their own could push more marriages to their limit but the pandemic brought so many stresses that it’s no surprise the demand for divorce services is up.
Jarmans Solicitors select Tikit for their practice and case management system
Tikit, an Advanced company, today announced that Partner for Windows (P4W) has been selected by Jarmans Solicitors as the firm’s practice management system.
ReviewSolicitors is partnering with Perfect Portal
ReviewSolicitors is delighted to announce its recent partnership with Perfect Portal and are thrilled to be providing an integration for their mutual clients.
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The SRA’s client money reforms: good intentions, questionable execution
On the face of it, the SRA’s plans to tighten protections around client money sounds sensible. The detail, as ever, tells a more complicated story.
Recruitment, retention and reward in the legal accounts world
Understanding the legal finance market is important – not just for those actively involved in it day-to-day but also for leaders within law firms.
From ‘year zero’ to £6.5m – how a law firm found its second life
In 2018, I hit what I call ‘year zero’. On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm but beneath the surface, I could see we were at a crossroads.
